by The Government works “in United Nations plan of development on deterrent methods of the armed forces at the borders, troop transport, radars…” to support the security forces in the fight against drug trafficking, the Minister of Security, Patricia Bullrich, announced this Saturday.
“It is something that is not finished and It is beginning to be discussed with Defense Minister Luis Petri. A joint team between Security and Defense is working,” he said in statements to Milenium radio’s Dato on Dato.
In Defense sources it was announced that one of the ideas is to remove the Gendarmerie from the custody of strategic objectives, such as nuclear plants, and give that task to the Army, without violating the Defense and Internal Security laws that prohibit the military from participating in the fight against common crime.
On the other hand, Bullrich insisted that Congress approve the delegation of powers to President Javier Milei even if it is for one year with the possibility of renewing. “I think it is very important to understand that the country’s moment is a moment that needs many regulations to be able to accompany the economic processes that we are carrying out,” he said. Furthermore, he said that until Friday he did not receive any communication from the CGT for the strike with mobilization on the 24th. In response to Pablo Moyano, he said that “They know the protocol, they have the right to protest but not to block the streets and we will enforce the law.”
“We are in an emergency and in an emergency, just as Alberto Fernández had, special powers are needed. It could be a year and then return to Congress. “I am convinced that Congress, the blocs that want change and that have fought for change, will support,” he said.
Bullrich then explained that it will not be possible to defeat organized crime, especially drug trafficking, If not, the legal actions of police officers are protected with more laws, as was done in Uruguay or Chile..
The Minister of Security, who spoke in Congress this week, explained that legislation is needed around the “extended self-defense” for police, prefects and gendarmes. Also give him the “benefit of the doubt” to police officers in violent actions as long as they act for the benefit of the law and take away the right to sue those who commit crimes.
“In Argentina, the Civil Code has article 34 on self-defense. It is designed for the moment the Code was issued, that is, 103 years ago,” he continued.
Thus “people could defend themselves as long as the proportionality of what the people who were inside their house put forward was equal to what they had. “This is how we have seen so many people die by beating, by pineapples, with firearms.”
In the case of the police officer, “we propose that the case must always be looked at, giving the police forces, who have the obligation to defend people, the benefit of the doubt in their favor. What is happening is that the benefit of the doubt is in many cases being a favor to the criminal.”
“Now it happens that in many cases a police officer fires his weapon and immediately goes to jail. That is what ends up generating, in some cases there are police officers imprisoned for life,” he stated.
From his point of view “when you do it within the framework of the law because you are acting as a police officer, it could not happen because you are not acting as a police officer. If the policeman is a thief, get him out. “We didn’t even analyze it.”
In case of committing crimes, “a police officer has the same penalties as a thief, aggravated for being a police officer, but we have cases of police officers who are imprisoned for having acted as police officers.”
“This leads to the forces use the weapon very little for fear of the consequences that they may have in the case of the use of the weapon, then the criminals escape, the police do not act for fear that the consequence will fall on them and not on the thief…”, he added.
So “in the omnibus bill we have turned the article around so that the police officer does his job protected by law and that the judge does not have a lax interpretation of that law, but rather one that is concrete and clear. The benefit of the doubt is always a favor from the security forces.”
Besides, “We also remove from the laws the opportunity for the offender to be a complainant”. “The criminal cannot sue because he chose the option of being a criminal. The consequence of being a criminal implies that you are going to have a trial and that you are not going to file a complaint later. Today a criminal finishes a trial and complains to the police or the State, and in some cases he wins. That’s crazy. “You chose to be a criminal and then you take money,” she added.
He confirmed the reestablishment of the Intelligence Directorate of the Penitentiary Service that the government of Alberto Fernández and Cristina Kirchner had eliminated. “Now we have approximately 140 high-risk prisoners. So in a few days we are going to announce a special program for these high-risk prisoners so that they cannot continue committing crimes from prison. “
